This weekend marks the first of the X Factor live shows and if rumours are to be believed changes are afoot.

Whispers on the grapevine suggest that singers will be allowed to perform more of their own, original stuff, and the show's head honcho Simon Cowell has confirmed that he’s ditched the “jukebox” feature which randomly selected the themes for each week.

X Factor is on Saturday November 4 8.20pm - 10.20pm and on Sunday 7pm - 9pm.

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